The European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-ETIP) brings together stakeholders from the different renewable energy sectors to promote the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling and to support the phasing out of fossil fuels. Now, ETIP-RHC got a new boost, as the maintenance of the platform’s secretariat is secured by the launch of a new contract with the European Commission and with experts from WIP Renewable Energies joining the consortium of the three years project.

Register here to become a member of the RHC-ETIP and follow #RHCETIP on social media, LinkedIn and on the website rhc-platform.org for the latest updates.
 

Coal regions from across Europe present policy solutions and project ideas to drive a clean and just transition. The Horizon 2020 TRACER project gathered 15 partners for an investor’s workshop on the final conference in September, where prospective ideas for regeneration in each of the 9 TRACER coal regions were awarded, the results of the project were introduced and important outcomes were emphasized in the panel discussions. 

Find more information in the latest press release. 

As the project is moving towards its successful closure, all the reports on different topics elaborated under the frame of the various work packages of the project can be found in the “Publications” section of TRACER website.
 

The European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) is pleased to announce the relaunch of the ETIP PV project to support the solar PV sector’s contribution to the European Union Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan). The project is operated through a Secretariat of SolarPower Europe in Brussels, Belgium and WIP Renewable Energies in Munich, Germany and will run from 2022-2025. ETIP PV was also present at the 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8) in Milan.

On 10 October 2022, an ETIP PV Steering Committee meeting took place online and in Brussels to elect the new chairs. With 25 voters, the ETIP PV consortium elected the new Chair Rutger Schlatmann, as well as two Vice-Chairs David Moser and Jutta Trube.

Find more information on the ETIP PV website and the latest press release.
 

The RE4Industry General Assembly took place in beautiful Arachova, Greece, from 20 - 22 of September. In addition to discussing project progress and next steps, the success case Milaki Cement Plant and the project consortium partner Mytilineos were visited on site. In September, the RE4Industry project was presented at the WCPEC-8 and held various dissemination activities.
 

On 24th October a webinar is organised by WIP Rewewable Enegies on sustainable syngas production for the German and European glass industries. A number of experts on different gasification technologies, as well as the glass industry representatives and feedstock suppliers, present the ways to produce sustainable Syngas and discuss how to decarbonize the glass industry on local and European levels.

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On 23rd September 2022, a one-day workshop discussing about fossil-energy-free technologies and strategies in open-field agriculture was organised in Warsaw, Poland. During the event, the AgEnergy Platform developed by the AgroFossilFree project was presented. Take a look and discover all the fossil-energy-free technologies and strategies that have already been submitted: https://platform.agrofossilfree.eu/en. A big thank you to the Polish partners for the great organisation and to all partners who brought very interesting stakeholders to the workshop!
 

In addition, the AgroFossilFree project’s results and proceedings were proudly presented during a WCPEC-8 visual session. The project's poster drew the attention of conference attendees, who were informed about the project's purpose, ongoing activities and outcomes.
 

The kick-off meeting of the SCALE-UP project, in which the consortium consists of 9 European entities, took place in Seville, Spain on September 14-15, 2022.

The SCALE-UP (upcoming website: www.scaleup-bioeconomy.eu) project facilitates knowledge exchange and capacity building for sustainable rural development by assisting regional stakeholders (farmers, companies, associations, entrepreneurs, researchers and public administration) in identifying and developing innovative bioeconomy-based business models.

In six European pilot regions (Northern Sweden, Mazovia, Pays de la Loire, Upper Austria, Strumica and Andalusia), the SCALE-UP project will implement various activities to help regional stakeholders in utilizing the bioeconomy’s potential. These regions have the potential to develop the bioeconomy based on the abundant available and sustainable biomass resources.

The HYPOSO project partners can look back to a very busy summer in Latin America. In July and August, a capacity building course as well as Workshops on the Framework Conditions for Small Hydropower, dedicated at political deciders and young engineers, were organised in Bolivia and Ecuador. In all three Latin American HYPOSO target countries, including Colombia, site visits to nine different sites were carried out to assess potential hydropower sites that shall be exploited together with European hydro stakeholders. Furthermore, at the beginning of August, four project partners presented HYPOSO at an interesting conference in Medellín, Colombia.

Find more about these activities in the HYPOSO news:
https://www.hyposo.eu/en/news/
 

The SUPERPV project reaches its final phase at the end of October 2022. As one of the final activities and on the occasion of the WCPEC-8 the project coordinator, participated in the parallel event "EU Funded Projects Helping to Raise the Competitiveness of the EU PV Industry" jointly organized with other EU projects, presenting SUPER PV and its main achievements.
 

 
In addition, SUPERPV participated in the WCPEC-8 exhibition showing samples of the innovations developed during the project.
 

The BIPVBoost project is at the forefront of integrating BIPV technologies in European cities and reached an important milestone by implementing four demonstration cases. It is now possible to see the installation process in our demo sites: Demos - BIPV Boost

Additionally, on the occasion of the WCPEC-8, BIPVBOOST participated in the EU PVSEC – Parallel Event, “Results from EU Research and Innovation to Further Drive the Energy Transition World- wide”, organised by CINEA and DG RTD (European Commission) were the main achievements of the project have been presented.
 

The 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion was a great success, welcoming more than 1500 participants from 60 countries and covering over 1100 presentations, consisting of Scientific Sessions, engaging Panel Discussions, in-depth Parallel Events and market related Industry Presentations. The halls of the MiCo convention centre were bursting with positive energy and optimism and a growing exhibition attracted PV professionals to exchange with industry companies and research institutions alike.

More participants are joining daily, making use of the WCPEC-8 Online Platform where the content is available for two more months. All registered participants have access to this platform. 

If you have not yet registered but want to benefit from the knowledge accumulated during WCPEC-8, secure an Online Ticket to have immediate access to all scientific Conference sessions and Parallel Events. Find more information about the Online Platform and the streaming service here.

In 2023, the 40th edition of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2023) will take place from 18 – 22 September 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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